American League Batting Leaders

Wins Above Replacement--all
1. Williams • BOS 10.6
2. Feller • CLE 9.7
3. Newhouser • DET 9.6
4. Trout • DET 8.0
5. Pesky • BOS 7.2
6. Greenberg • DET 6.5
7. Appling • CHW 6.2
8. Keller • NYY 6.1
9. Vernon • WSH 5.7
10. Hughson • BOS 5.6
WAR Position Players
1. Williams • BOS 10.6
2. Pesky • BOS 7.2
3. Greenberg • DET 6.5
4. Appling • CHW 6.2
5. Keller • NYY 6.1
6. Vernon • WSH 5.7
7. Doerr • BOS 5.6
8. DiMaggio • NYY 5.2
9. Spence • WSH 5.0
10. Cullenbine • DET 5.0
Offensive WAR
1. Williams • BOS 10.1
2. Pesky • BOS 6.2
3. Vernon • WSH 6.0
4. Keller • NYY 5.8
5. Greenberg • DET 5.8
6. Spence • WSH 5.5
7. Appling • CHW 5.0
8. Cullenbine • DET 4.9
9. DiMaggio • NYY 4.8
10. Doerr • BOS 4.0
Defensive WAR
1. Doerr • BOS 2.4
2. Appling • CHW 2.4
3. Pesky • BOS 2.2
4. Gordon • NYY 1.9
5. Stirnweiss • NYY 1.9
6. Rizzuto • NYY 1.8
7. Rosar • PHA 1.8
8. Hegan • CLE 1.3
9. Boudreau • CLE 1.3
10. Kolloway • CHW 1.2
Batting Average
1. Vernon • WSH .353
2. Williams • BOS .342
3. Pesky • BOS .335
4. Kell • 2TM .322
5. DiMaggio • BOS .316
6. Appling • CHW .309
7. Stephens • SLB .307
8. Edwards • CLE .301
9. Boudreau • CLE .293
10. Spence • WSH .292
On-Base%
1. Williams • BOS .497
2. Keller • NYY .405
3. Vernon • WSH .403
4. Pesky • BOS .401
5. DiMaggio • BOS .393
6. Appling • CHW .384
7. Heath • 2TM .374
8. Greenberg • DET .373
9. Kell • 2TM .372
10. York • BOS .371
Slugging %
1. Williams • BOS .667
2. Greenberg • DET .604
3. Keller • NYY .533
4. DiMaggio • NYY .511
5. Edwards • CLE .509
6. Vernon • WSH .508
7. Spence • WSH .497
8. Heath • 2TM .473
9. Seerey • CLE .470
10. Stephens • SLB .460
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. Williams • BOS 1.164
2. Greenberg • DET .977
3. Keller • NYY .938
4. Vernon • WSH .910
5. DiMaggio • NYY .878
6. Edwards • CLE .870
7. Spence • WSH .861
8. Heath • 2TM .847
9. Pesky • BOS .827
10. DiMaggio • BOS .820
Games Played
1. Lake • DET 155
2. York • BOS 154
3. Pesky • BOS 153
4. Spence • WSH 152
5. Doerr • BOS 151
6. Williams • BOS 150
Henrich • NYY 150
Keller • NYY 150
Lewis • WSH 150
10. Appling • CHW 149
At Bats
1. Pesky • BOS 621
2. Lake • DET 587
Vernon • WSH 587
4. Doerr • BOS 583
5. Appling • CHW 582
Berardino • SLB 582
Lewis • WSH 582
8. York • BOS 579
9. Spence • WSH 578
10. Henrich • NYY 565
Plate Appearances
1. Lake • DET 705
2. Pesky • BOS 703
3. Williams • BOS 672
Henrich • NYY 672
5. York • BOS 669
6. Doerr • BOS 659
Appling • CHW 659
8. Lewis • WSH 656
9. Keller • NYY 655
10. Spence • WSH 652
Runs Scored
1. Williams • BOS 142
2. Pesky • BOS 115
3. Lake • DET 108
4. Keller • NYY 98
5. Doerr • BOS 95
6. Henrich • NYY 92
7. Greenberg • DET 90
8. Vernon • WSH 88
9. DiMaggio • BOS 85
10. Spence • WSH 83
Hits
1. Pesky • BOS 208
2. Vernon • WSH 207
3. Appling • CHW 180
4. Williams • BOS 176
5. Lewis • WSH 170
6. DiMaggio • BOS 169
Spence • WSH 169
8. Kell • 2TM 168
9. York • BOS 160
10. Doerr • BOS 158
Total Bases
1. Williams • BOS 343
2. Greenberg • DET 316
3. Vernon • WSH 298
4. Keller • NYY 287
Spence • WSH 287
6. Pesky • BOS 265
7. Doerr • BOS 264
8. DiMaggio • NYY 257
9. York • BOS 253
10. Lewis • WSH 245
Doubles
1. Vernon • WSH 51
2. Spence • WSH 50
3. Pesky • BOS 43
4. Williams • BOS 37
5. Doerr • BOS 34
6. Edwards • CLE 33
7. Heath • 2TM 32
8. York • BOS 30
Boudreau • CLE 30
10. Greenberg • DET 29
Keller • NYY 29
Berardino • SLB 29
Triples
1. Edwards • CLE 16
2. Lewis • WSH 13
3. Keller • NYY 10
Kell • 2TM 10
Spence • WSH 10
6. Doerr • BOS 9
Zarilla • SLB 9
8. Williams • BOS 8
DiMaggio • NYY 8
Priddy • WSH 8
Vernon • WSH 8
Home Runs
1. Greenberg • DET 44
2. Williams • BOS 38
3. Keller • NYY 30
4. Seerey • CLE 26
5. DiMaggio • NYY 25
6. Chapman • PHA 20
7. Henrich • NYY 19
8. Doerr • BOS 18
9. York • BOS 17
10. Robinson • NYY 16
Laabs • SLB 16
Heath • 2TM 16
Spence • WSH 16
Runs Batted In
1. Greenberg • DET 127
2. Williams • BOS 123
3. York • BOS 119
4. Doerr • BOS 116
5. Keller • NYY 101
6. DiMaggio • NYY 95
7. Spence • WSH 87
8. Vernon • WSH 85
9. Heath • 2TM 84
10. Henrich • NYY 83
Bases on Balls
1. Williams • BOS 156
2. Keller • NYY 113
3. Lake • DET 103
4. Cullenbine • DET 88
5. Henrich • NYY 87
6. York • BOS 86
7. Greenberg • DET 80
8. Heath • 2TM 73
9. Appling • CHW 71
10. Wagner • BOS 69
Strikeouts
1. Seerey • CLE 101
Keller • NYY 101
3. York • BOS 93
4. Greenberg • DET 88
5. Heath • 2TM 73
Priddy • WSH 73
7. Gordon • NYY 72
8. Lake • DET 69
9. Doerr • BOS 67
10. Chapman • PHA 66
Stolen Bases
1. Case • CLE 28
2. Stirnweiss • NYY 18
3. Lake • DET 15
4. Kolloway • CHW 14
Rizzuto • NYY 14
Vernon • WSH 14
7. DiMaggio • BOS 10
Wright • CHW 10
9. Pesky • BOS 9
Michaels • CHW 9
Tucker • CHW 9
Valo • PHA 9
Priddy • WSH 9
Singles
1. Pesky • BOS 159
2. Appling • CHW 147
3. Vernon • WSH 140
4. DiMaggio • BOS 131
5. Kell • 2TM 129
6. Lewis • WSH 122
7. Lake • DET 116
8. Berardino • SLB 115
9. Boudreau • CLE 109
10. York • BOS 107
Adjusted OPS+
1. Williams • BOS 215
2. Greenberg • DET 162
3. Vernon • WSH 160
4. Keller • NYY 159
5. Edwards • CLE 149
6. Spence • WSH 145
7. DiMaggio • NYY 142
8. Heath • 2TM 134
9. Seerey • CLE 130
10. Pesky • BOS 126
Runs Created
1. Williams • BOS 170
2. Greenberg • DET 118
Vernon • WSH 118
4. Keller • NYY 114
5. Pesky • BOS 104
6. Spence • WSH 101
7. DiMaggio • NYY 94
8. York • BOS 93
9. Doerr • BOS 90
10. DiMaggio • BOS 89
Adj. Batting Runs
1. Williams • BOS 93
2. Vernon • WSH 46
3. Keller • NYY 46
4. Greenberg • DET 43
5. Cullenbine • DET 41
6. Spence • WSH 35
7. Edwards • CLE 27
8. DiMaggio • NYY 27
9. Pesky • BOS 24
10. Heath • 2TM 24
Adj. Batting Wins
1. Williams • BOS 9.3
2. Keller • NYY 4.7
Vernon • WSH 4.7
4. Greenberg • DET 4.3
5. Cullenbine • DET 4.2
6. Spence • WSH 3.5
7. Edwards • CLE 2.8
8. DiMaggio • NYY 2.7
9. Pesky • BOS 2.5
10. Heath • 2TM 2.4
Extra Base Hits
1. Williams • BOS 83
2. Greenberg • DET 78
3. Spence • WSH 76
4. Keller • NYY 69
5. Vernon • WSH 67
6. Doerr • BOS 61
7. Edwards • CLE 59
8. Heath • 2TM 55
9. York • BOS 53
DiMaggio • NYY 53
Times On Base
1. Williams • BOS 334
2. Pesky • BOS 276
3. Keller • NYY 265
4. Lake • DET 256
Vernon • WSH 256
6. Appling • CHW 251
7. York • BOS 247
8. DiMaggio • BOS 236
Henrich • NYY 236
10. Spence • WSH 235
Offensive Win %
1. Williams • BOS .889
2. Greenberg • DET .766
3. Vernon • WSH .760
4. Keller • NYY .752
5. Edwards • CLE .710
6. DiMaggio • NYY .707
7. Pesky • BOS .679
8. Spence • WSH .672
9. Heath • 2TM .668
10. DiMaggio • BOS .662
Hit By Pitch
1. Henrich • NYY 7
2. Grace • 2TM 6
Rizzuto • NYY 6
4. Gordon • NYY 4
Travis • WSH 4
Spence • WSH 4
Coan • WSH 4
Keller • NYY 4
Lake • DET 4
Michaels • CHW 4
Sacrifice Hits
1. Boudreau • CLE 15
Kell • 2TM 15
3. Pesky • BOS 14
4. Lewis • WSH 13
5. Henrich • NYY 12
Grimes • 2TM 12
McCosky • 2TM 12
8. Suder • PHA 11
Newsom • 2TM 11
10. Hughson • BOS 10
Intentional Bases on Balls
1. Williams • BOS 29
2. Wagner • BOS 16
3. Keller • NYY 13
4. Vernon • WSH 10
5. Evans • WSH 9
6. Doerr • BOS 7
Priddy • WSH 7
Robinson • NYY 7
DiMaggio • NYY 7
Greenberg • DET 7
Double Plays Grounded Into
1. Chapman • PHA 22
2. Rosar • PHA 20
3. Doerr • BOS 18
4. Wright • CHW 17
Greenberg • DET 17
Travis • WSH 17
7. DiMaggio • BOS 16
York • BOS 16
Berardino • SLB 16
10. Appling • CHW 15
Christman • SLB 15
Caught Stealing
1. Case • CLE 11
2. Tucker • CHW 10
Vernon • WSH 10
4. Lake • DET 9
5. Pesky • BOS 8
Kennedy • CHW 8
Valo • PHA 8
8. Platt • CHW 7
Boudreau • CLE 7
Rizzuto • NYY 7
Grace • 2TM 7
Spence • WSH 7
Power-Speed #
1. Lake • DET 10.4
2. Vernon • WSH 10.2
3. Greenberg • DET 9.0
4. DiMaggio • BOS 8.2
Wright • CHW 8.2
6. Henrich • NYY 7.9
7. Doerr • BOS 7.8
8. Priddy • WSH 7.2
9. Robertson • WSH 6.0
Boudreau • CLE 6.0
AB per SO
1. Boudreau • CLE 36.8
2. Kell • 2TM 26.1
3. Rosar • PHA 24.9
4. Wright • CHW 24.8
5. Lewis • WSH 22.4
6. Pesky • BOS 21.4
7. DiMaggio • NYY 21.0
8. Spence • WSH 18.6
9. Kolloway • CHW 16.6
10. Christman • SLB 15.8
AB per HR
1. Greenberg • DET 11.9
2. Williams • BOS 13.5
3. Seerey • CLE 15.5
4. Keller • NYY 17.9
5. DiMaggio • NYY 20.1
6. Chapman • PHA 27.3
7. Henrich • NYY 29.7
8. Heath • 2TM 30.1
9. Stephens • SLB 32.1
10. Doerr • BOS 32.4
Outs Made
1. Lake • DET 464
2. Doerr • BOS 458
3. Berardino • SLB 453
4. Pesky • BOS 443
Henrich • NYY 443
6. York • BOS 440
7. Lewis • WSH 438
Spence • WSH 438
9. Chapman • PHA 430
10. Appling • CHW 427
Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)
1. Williams • BOS 82.43
2. Keller • NYY 49.81
3. York • BOS 37.35
4. Vernon • WSH 34.78
5. Robinson • NYY 34.43
6. Pesky • BOS 30.78
7. Henrich • NYY 29.85
8. Doerr • BOS 28.89
9. McCosky • 2TM 27.93
10. Cullenbine • DET 27.53
Win Probability Added (WPA)
1. Williams • BOS 7.7
2. Henrich • NYY 4.3
3. Keller • NYY 4.0
4. Vernon • WSH 3.9
5. Doerr • BOS 3.8
6. Robinson • NYY 3.2
7. McCosky • 2TM 3.1
8. Pesky • BOS 2.7
9. Greenberg • DET 2.7
10. Cullenbine • DET 2.6
Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)
1. Williams • BOS 7.8
2. Keller • NYY 5.5
3. Vernon • WSH 3.4
4. Greenberg • DET 3.3
5. Doerr • BOS 3.1
6. Henrich • NYY 3.1
7. Spence • WSH 3.0
8. Pesky • BOS 2.7
9. Cullenbine • DET 2.7
10. Edwards • CLE 2.4
Championship WPA (cWPA)
1. Williams • BOS 12.1
2. Keller • NYY 6.4
3. Henrich • NYY 5.7
4. Doerr • BOS 5.7
5. Pesky • BOS 4.9
6. Robinson • NYY 4.5
7. DiMaggio • BOS 3.2
8. Wagner • BOS 2.0
9. Mayo • DET 2.0
10. Johnson • BOS 1.9
Base-Out Wins Added (REW)
1. Williams • BOS 8.0
2. Keller • NYY 5.0
3. York • BOS 3.7
4. Vernon • WSH 3.7
5. Robinson • NYY 3.5
6. Pesky • BOS 3.1
7. Henrich • NYY 3.0
8. Doerr • BOS 2.9
9. McCosky • 2TM 2.9
10. Cullenbine • DET 2.7
rOBA
1. Williams • BOS .513
2. Greenberg • DET .439
3. Keller • NYY .419
4. Vernon • WSH .413
5. DiMaggio • NYY .404
6. Edwards • CLE .395
7. Spence • WSH .393
8. Pesky • BOS .388
9. Heath • 2TM .383
10. DiMaggio • BOS .382
Rbat+
1. Williams • BOS 224
2. Greenberg • DET 166
3. Vernon • WSH 163
4. Keller • NYY 162
5. Edwards • CLE 152
6. Spence • WSH 151
7. DiMaggio • NYY 148
8. Heath • 2TM 138
9. Pesky • BOS 134
10. Seerey • CLE 130

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order.

For batting rate stats, generally a minimum of 3.1 Plate Appearances/G, 1.0 IP/G, 0.67 Gm and Chances/Team Game (fielding), 0.2 SB att/Team Game (catchers), and 0.1 SB att/Team Game (baserunners only since 1951), and 0.1 decision/G for single-season leaderboards generally needed for rate statistics. For pitcher fielding the minimums are reduced by a third. For LF, CF, RF fielding stats, we only have reliable data since 1901, so all leaders are since 1901. Explanation of min. requirements